Gomel is Belarus’ main bridge for trade and investment with Ukraine

Gomel is Belarus’ main bridge for trade and investment with Ukraine, Gomel region governor Vladimir Dvornik told the forum on Friday. With trade growing by 25% a year since 2016, Gomel’s main Ukrainian trading partners are its three southern neighbors: Chernihiv, Kyiv and Zhytomyr. He said almost 40% of the 290 Ukrainian companies in Belarus are based in Gomel, many in the regional capital’s free economic zone, Gomel-Raton. A road and rail hub for Belarus’ southeast corner, Gomel also serves as a transit point for Ukraine’s indirect trade with Russia.